Former Laker Flynn Robinson has died at the age of 72 after fighting multiple myeloma for two years, reported the Los Angeles Times. Follow us “We are very sad to hear of the passing of Flynn Robinson,” said Lakers executive Jeanie Buss in an official statement. “Flynn played an important role on the 1971-72 Lakers team that brought Los Angeles its first NBA championship and won what is still an NBA-record 33 consecutive games.” Robinson,
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New Delhi: In India, four out of every 10 new cancer cases are tobacco-related. If stringent measures to check the usage of bidi, cigarette and gutka — the most commonly used tobacco products — are not taken, then the number of people affected by the disease will increase three-fold, say medical experts. Acoording to Dr P K Julka, professor and head of the oncology division at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), most of
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May 24, 2013 Updated May 24, 2013 at 11:59 PM EDT Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) What if you were almost certain what could take your life? Wendy Cubic knew. A candidate for deadly disease, Cubic flipped the odds in her favor by taking drastic steps. WBNG E-News – Sign Up For Our Newsletter! “I felt like a guillotine had been lifted,” Cubic said. “I really don’t even think about it anymore. Before, I thought about
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<!– –> Tweet – A A A + KARE 11 <!– –> ST. PAUL, Minn. — Help to bring the Children’s Cancer Research Fund one step closer to to a cure for childhood cancer by participating in Time to Fly 2013. The event will take place on Saturday, June 22 at Harriet Island Regional Park in St. Paul. Time to Fly will feature a variety of family friendly events including the 5K Walk to Cure
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AUSTIN — Legislation to clean up the state’s cancer-fighting agency won final approval in the Senate on Friday and was sent to the governor. The measure by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, would restructure the leadership of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and impose new conflict-of-interest prohibitions Article source: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20130524-senate-sends-bill-to-overhaul-texas-cancer-prevention-agency-to-governor.ece
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers saying they found no statistically significant elevations in the rate of cancer among workers. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Illinois at Chicago said they identified 723 workers diagnosed with tumors between 1976 and 2004 at the United Technologies Corp. subsidiary. The tumors
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The renovation of an office for Lynda Chin, the wife of the president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Ronald DePinho, may have cost as much as $2 million, according to an analysis by a Washington, D.C., investigative newsletter. The allegations of lavish spending on Chin’s office at MD Anderson add to the woes of the pair of cancer research leaders a year after Chin was awarded an $18 million
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — With the sun season getting underway — a reminder that one in five people will have skin cancer at some time in their lives. “I’ve never worn a hat. I wore a bill cap, but that’s all,” says Howard Gillogly who’s had a lot of sun exposure as a farmer. Howard has had two common basal cell cancers removed from his nose. He’s about to have another removed from his face.
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) today announced the initiation of an international phase 3 clinical trial evaluating once a week MLN9708 in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone in patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are not candidates for transplant. The multi-center study with MLN9708, an investigational, oral proteasome inhibitor, will be conducted in Europe and North America. “The TOURMALINE-MM2 study is the first all oral triplet combination regimen including both a proteasome inhibitor and
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Stephanie was diagnosed with rare bone cancer Ewings Sarcoma aged 17 She found out on New Year’s Day that her illness was terminal She drew up a ‘bucket list’ of final wishes including meeting Gary Barlow, the magician Dynamo, finishing her degree and having a hen party By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 10:05 EST, 24 May 2013 | UPDATED: 11:06 EST, 24 May 2013 A young cancer patient whose dying wishlist touched the hearts of the
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